Day: April 27, 2020

COVID-19: World on the brink of a hunger pandemic ― WFP

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United Nations food agency, World Food Program, WFP, has warned that the world is “on the brink of a hunger pandemic,” as it struggles to contain COVID-19. WFP Executive Director David Beasley told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “2020 would be facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.” “ 821 million people go to bed hungry every night all over the world, chronically hungry. And as Dr Chu just pointed out as the new global report on food crises, that’s published today shows there are a…

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Mysterious deaths not connected with COVID-19 – Kano Govt

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In a statement by the Kano State Commissioner of Information, Muhammad Garba, Kano government on Sunday acknowledged recent deaths in the state, promising that the state government is on top of the situation. This was also as it quickly said that deaths are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Garba said Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has already directed the state Ministry of Health to conduct a thorough investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the deaths. Garba, said “although investigation into the cause of the deaths is still ongoing,…

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Public servants salary in Kaduna reduced by 25% to fund support packages

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Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, on Sunday announced that the state public servants earning, at least, N67, 000 will have 25 per cent of their salaries ‘donated’ to the state’s purse until the end of the quarantine period. Kaduna is one of the Nigerian states that have confirmed cases of coronavirus. The state put in place a quarantine order to curtail the spread of the virus which has killed over 203, 000 persons worldwide. El-Rufai himself only recovered from the viral infection a few days ago. The state government did…

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Death penalty for minors abolished in Saudi Arabia

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‌ As the kingdom of Saudi Arabia seeks to blunt criticism over its human rights record, the kingdom on Sunday ended the death penalty for crimes committed by minors after effectively abolishing floggings. The reforms underscore a push by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to modernise the ultra-conservative kingdom long associated with a fundamentalist strain of Wahhabi Islam. The death penalty has been eliminated for those convicted of crimes committed while they were minors, Human Rights Commission president Awwad Alawwad said in a statement, citing a royal decree.…

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